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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 A selection of the news of the week: Switzerland is becoming less of a tax haven.

Switzerland votes on respecting planetary boundaries

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 The “environmental responsibility initiative”, brought by the Young Greens, wants to make the Swiss economy respect the limits of nature. Voting ends at midday on Sunday.

Bottles of Perrier sparkling water are presented in front of liquid nitrogen before the general meeting of the world's biggest food and beverage company, Nestle Group, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The head of Nestlé Waters reacts to revelations by the French media about non-compliant water.

Swiss health office turns to Bluesky against backdrop of US censorship

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has joined the Bluesky social network, while US President Donald Trump works with X owner Elon Musk to censor content on official US websites.

Significantly higher expenditure than budgeted for highway reconciliation

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Much more spent on Swiss motorway vote campaigns than budgeted

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Opponents and supporters of motorway expansion spent over CHF10 million ($11 million) on their campaigns, around a third more than announced in November.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Not Pictured) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 February 2025. President Trump said that the he wants the US to take an ''ownership position'' of Gaza. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO / POOL

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 Donald Trump's decisions have very real consequences in Switzerland.

Family travels through Mexico by bus – piano included

This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 A family adventure: Gabriella Sieber and René Loosli have been travelling through Mexico with their three children for two years.

Too big for hangar: Federal Council jet in Payerne VD instead of Belp BE

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New Swiss government jet too big for hangar

This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 The new Federal Council jet does not fit into the existing federal hangar at Bern-Belp

Federal Councillor Viola Amherd leaves the conference hall after announcing her resignation during a media conference,

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Is the job of Swiss government minister too complex and ‘politically exposed’?

This content was published on Feb 5, 2025 The position of Swiss government minister seems to have lost its shine – that is according to a non-representative survey of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)’s “dialogue” community.

The Federal Council's new jet is too big for the existing hangars in Belp. This is one of the topics the Swiss press is focusing on today.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Feb 5, 2025 The Federal Council's new jet is too big for the existing hangars in Belp. This is one of the topics the Swiss press is focusing on today.

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